diabolo
Spinning spool toy
A diabolo is a juggling prop consisting of a spool—two cups joined at their bases—that spins on a string stretched between two handheld sticks.
The performer tosses, catches, and performs tricks by manipulating the sticks to keep the diabolo spinning: She can do amazing diabolo tricks.
The toy has ancient Chinese origins but became popular in Europe in the early twentieth century.
Support or stage item
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- circusTraveling entertainment with performers
- performerOne who entertains audiences
routine · dexterity · practice · showmanship · toss · catch · multiplex · shuffle
Light, casual throw
- catchSeize or snag
- wrapEnclose by winding around
- grindCrush into particles
- suicideVoluntary death by oneself
genocide · elevator · whip · suns · sprinkler · trapeze · cradle
Shaft for wheel rotation
Revolving around an axis
- rotationTurning on an axis
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- gyroscopeSpinning disc measuring orientation
- axisRotation reference line
centrifugal · precession · stability · acceleration · friction · equilibrium
Traveling entertainment with performers
- stageRaised performance platform
- showMake something apparent
- actDeed or performance
- spectacleVisually striking event
audience · applause · busking · festival · variety · choreography · entertainer
Of that Asian nation
- ancientVery old indeed
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- folkRegular common people
- bambooTall woody grass
tassel · lacquerware · craftsmanship · handbell · Ming
prop
Support or stage item
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- circusTraveling entertainment with performers
performer · routine · dexterity · practice · showmanship · toss · catch · multiplex · shuffle · sync
toss
Light, casual throw
suicide · genocide · elevator · whip · suns · sprinkler · trapeze · cradle
axle
Shaft for wheel rotation
spinning
Revolving around an axis
- rotationTurning on an axis
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- gyroscopeSpinning disc measuring orientation
axis · centrifugal · precession · stability · acceleration · friction · equilibrium
circus
Traveling entertainment with performers
spectacle · audience · applause · busking · festival · variety · choreography · entertainer
Chinese
Of that Asian nation
bamboo · tassel · lacquerware · craftsmanship · handbell · Ming
- Old Gameschess, backgammon, checkers, draughts, mancala
- air gunsair rifle, air pistol, BB gun, pellet gun, pellet rifle
- Asian performanceBeijing opera, Peking opera, Chinese opera, lion dance, dragon dance
- circus skillstrapeze, acrobatics, tightrope, contortion, juggling
- folk toyskendama, folk toys, nesting dolls, dreidel, handcrafted toys
- French Drinkseau, the, jus, infusion, tisane
- diabolical pactAgreement with evil forces
- diabolical choiceCruelly impossible decision